Cost of living more for rural-dwellersRural households have to fork out over €100 a week more on essentials than city-dwellers, according to a new study.Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
In spite of it all, we're still among Europe's happiestIN SPITE of our economic problems, Irish people are less likely to be sick or depressed than our European neighbours and remain…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Online billing becoming norm in utilitiesMOBILE PHONE company O2 says the vast majority of domestic customers have been switched to online billing, despite reservations…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Socialist groups go on walking tour of capital's 'golden circle' addressesUP TO 400 people took part at the weekend in what organisers billed as “a political walking tour through the heartland of the…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Airport self-service users growAIR TRAVEL: A majority of air passengers is now prepared to accept automated security checks and boarding gates, according to…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Bank warns over mortgage arrears protectionPROPOSALS TO protect homeowners in arrears will push up borrowing costs for other mortgage-holders, according to the Bank of …Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Call to confine breast cancer screening to those who need itBREAST CANCER centres have become so successful that they are now attracting healthy women who do not need screening, according…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Over €28m spent on other union activities, report showsINTERNAL REVIEW: THE DEPARTMENT of Health spent more than €28 million on union–management partnership activities other than …Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Watchdog rejects TDs' mobile claimsTHE TELECOMMUNICATIONS regulator has rejected TDs’ claims about a growing number of dropped calls and blackspots in mobile phone…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Upgrading electricity network cost €150m in overrunsUPGRADING THE electricity network over the past five years has resulted in cost overruns totalling €150 million, reports commissioned…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Mobile phone coverage defendedThe telecommunications regulator has dismissed TDs' claims about a growing number of dropped calls and blackspots in mobile phone…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
The high cost of cheap fakesCOUNTERFEIT GOODS: Nearly everything that is made can be faked and that ranges from medicines to alcohol, cigarettes to watches…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Millions face 5% electricity price hike as tax kicks inSEVERAL MILLION domestic and business users of electricity will be paying almost 5 per cent more on their bills from today due…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Inequality a big threat, says ex-presidentINEQUALITY, INSTABILITY and unsustainability are negative forces affecting the growing interdependence of the world, former US…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
New prescription levy condemnedThe Labour Party today condemned new prescription charges for medical card holders as a measure directly targeting the poor and…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Call for changes to hotel costsHuge variations exist in the single supplement charged by different hotels, according to a survey carried out by a network of…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Clinton addresses UCD studentsInequality, instability and unsustainability are the negative forces affecting the growing interdependence of the world, former…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Late gas payments 'up 40-fold'The ESB and Bord Gáis have combined bad debts of €46 million as a result of the growing number of customers facing difficulties…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Effort to reduce salt intake feels the pinch of recessionEFFORTS TO reduce the amount of salt in the food we eat are foundering as suppliers and manufacturers show increasing resistance…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Love Irish Food campaign hailedLeading Irish food brands are weathering the recession through the active support of consumers, a survey by Love Irish Food has…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan critical of 'doomsday' media coverageMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has criticised some journalists for overstating Ireland’s economic difficulties to the detriment…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Bank body rejects 'fleecing' allegationTHE IRISH Banking Federation has rejected a claim by a Government-appointed watchdog that consumers are being “mercilessly fleeced…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Media can undermine economy - LenihanJournalists should temper their scepticism with an acknowledgement of the hopeful signs that are emerging in the economy, according…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Saudi Arabia in talks to fund 4,500 pharma research jobsTHE PROMOTERS of an ambitious plan to create 4,500 pharmaceutical research jobs in Co Kerry are in talks with the Saudi Arabian…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Banks 'fleecing' customers - reportIrish consumers are being “mercilessly fleeced” through paying higher interest rates in order to rebuild the balance sheets of…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Banks fleece consumers with interest rates, claims watchdogIRISH CONSUMERS are being “mercilessly fleeced” through paying higher interest rates in order to rebuild the balance sheets of…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Legal move to oust Tony Quinn from oil companyYOGA GURU Tony Quinn is facing a challenge to his role as a director of an oil company in Central America.Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
New HSE push to hear service complaintsPatients are invited to contact the health executive directly with complaints or commentsTue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Tributes pour in for boxing's golden girlWORLD BOXING champion Katie Taylor returns home to a hero’s welcome to Dublin today after winning her third successive world …Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Tourism chiefs should think pinkPROMOTIONS : IRELAND'S TOURISM chiefs should "think pink" by following the example of Iceland and Israel and promoting gay-friendly…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Colleges topped up pay and pensionsIRISH UNIVERSITIES regularly boosted staff salaries and topped up pensions without official sanction, an investigation by the…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Three University of Limerick staff were in receipt of president's salaryTHE UNIVERSITY of Limerick paid a president’s salary to three people at the same time in 2007 and 2008, according to a report…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
University pay levels 'unsanctioned'Irish universities regularly boosted staff salaries and pensions without official sanction, an investigation by the Comptroller…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Incentives crucial to treating sex offendersSEX OFFENDERS should be encouraged to come forward for treatment by offering them early release and other incentives, according…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Minister defends price riseMINISTER FOR Energy Eamon Ryan has defended next month’s electricity price hike but he promised to re-examine the levy paid by…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
More abuse victims seeking helpThe number of child sex abuse survivors seeking support doubled following the publication of two reports on paedophile priests…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Firms given €9m in energy fundingOver 40 companies and State bodies have been awarded funding totalling €9 million for projects under the national Energy Efficiency…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
And so this is Christmas . . . in SeptemberWhat to do if you’re a retailer struggling in the chilly economic climate? Simply start the holiday season earlySat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Five ideas selected for final of Your Country, Your CallFIVE IDEAS have been chosen for the final of the Your Country, Your Call competition, including a project by O’Brien Sandwich…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Consumer law breached by 57 businessesMORE THAN 50 retail businesses were found to have breached consumer legislation in the first half of the year, the vast majority…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Suppliers disconnect electricity to10,678 customersALMOST 2,500 households a month – some 80 a day – are having their electricity disconnected after failing to pay their bills…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Hike in electricity prices slatedTDs have slated a 5 per cent increase in electricity prices due to take effect next month.Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Old flame: Gaiety School of Acting celebrates 25th birthdayONE OF the country’s leading theatre schools marked its 25th year in business yesterday with a suitably dramatic stunt.Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Family issues statement on 'needless loss' of daughterTHE FAMILY of Michaela Davis, the 12-year-old girl killed in west Dublin at the weekend, has issued a statement about the “needless…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
New children's hospital on fast track through the planning proceduresTHE CONSTRUCTION of the controversial new national children’s hospital on the Mater site in central Dublin is to be fast-tracked…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Protesters take Shell action to DublinCAMPAIGNERS AGAINST the Corrib gas pipeline in Co Mayo yesterday raised a Shell flag at the Custom House in Dublin in an ironic…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Q&AHIP REPLACEMENT CONTROVERSY: I had a hip replaced a few years ago. Should I be concerned about this product recall?Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Hundreds of patients expected to require corrective hip surgeryUP TO 400 patients who had their hip replaced may need corrective procedures, including repeat surgery, following the recall …Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
